PopularSportsCenteranchorNeil Everettis reportedly leavingESPNafter 23 years.
Bartender…last call, Everett said in a statement to Front Office Sports.
ESPN changed my life, but now its time for me to change my life.
Neil EverettAric Becker/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images
Time to write a new chapter.
Everetts signature call was Bartender, Jack on home runs and musical references.
He also appeared in the networks mockumentary This is SportsCenter commercials.
He joined the sports internet in July 2000.
Partner Stan Verrett saluted via Twitter.
I started at ESPN in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett.
We joined up forSportsCenterfrom LA in 2009.
For 14 years, he was the best teammate I could imagine.
Selfless, caring, generous, and a pros pro.
Hes moving on now, but we are brothers for life.
Front Office Sports said Everetts departure was unclear.
One source said Everett was offered a new deal at a reduced salary, but turned it down.
Another said his contract was not renewed.
I started at espn in 2000, a few months after Neil Everett.
We joined up for sportscenter from LA in 2009.
For 14 years, he was the best teammate I could imagine.
Selfless, caring, generous, and a pros pro.
Hes moving on now, but we are brothers for life.
